Philosophy· 2026Q1
The Thinking Animal Argument is Not a Sound Argument for Animalism
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Short summary
The thinking animal argument, though sound, does not establish Animalism (human persons are biological animals with purely biological persistence conditions).
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Key points
- The thinking animal argument is accepted as sound.
- The argument's soundness is compatible with the hybrid view of personal persistence.
- The hybrid view of personal persistence is inconsistent with Animalism.
- Therefore, the thinking animal argument does not establish Animalism.
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Abstract
Abstract In this paper we argue that the thinking animal argument does not establish Animalism, i.e ., the view that human persons are biological animals with purely biological persistence conditions. While we accept that the argument is sound, we show that its soundness is consistent with the hybrid view of personal persistence, a view that is inconsistent with Animalism.
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